The Impact of Social networks on Members of the Islamic State Takfiri Stream (Case Study: European and Russian Citizens)

Today, takfiri and terrorist groups use various media and advanced day technologies, especially the Internet, to publish their teachings and attract power. Cyberspace provides a vast field for nongovernmental organizations to provide them with the ability to make it difficult to identify the source of asymmetric attacks. Paramilitary groups have turned their attention to recruiting forces, spreading their opinions and opinions, and communicating and pursuing correspondence. In the meantime, although terrorist groups used communication networks prior to ISIS to realize their goals, But one of the features that distinguishes ISIS from other terrorist and extremist groups was its active and influential presence in the highly skilled media and social networks, including the use of advanced audio and video techniques to reach more audiences in the Middle East (Iraq and Syria). In this regard, ISIS has absorbed many of its forces using communications networks from European countries and even Russia. With the destruction of ISIS and the return of many of their home countries, there is a danger for all of Europe to once again use these networks to revive ISIS forces for terrorist acts around the world. This article attempts to answer the question of how will Social networks affect the activities of a terrorist group such as ISIS, especially its European and Russian citizens, many of whom have returned to their countries in recent years? The hypothesis is that ISIS has been using the Internet to send a message or broadcast its military operations videos, they also use social networks, and in particular, Twitter and Facebook, to raise money, raise money, discuss strategic coordination and recruitment among Muslim youth, or use Skype to interview volunteers. Membership or exchange of votes on military tactics. In fact, ISIS citizens returning to their countries through such networks seek to spread extremist religious beliefs and attract new people, which could pose potential threats to the national security of the nations of the world. This research was conducted using descriptive-analytical method using the Internet and library resources.

social networks, takfiri groups, ISIS, Iraq, Syria, Jihadism, propaganda.